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Minister Schultz opens new testing ground for self-driving cars
The Netherlands is home to a new self-driving cars research and testing lab. Today, Minister Schultz van Haegen opened the new ...
Rail freight transport booming in Europe
Freight transport by rail on the Rotterdam-Genoa connection, one of the main European routes, grew by 1.8 per cent in 2016. This ...
Environmental agreement on global reduction of mercury use
On May 18th, in New York, the Netherlands will be ratifying an environmental treaty that addresses the dangers of mercury. By ...
Study: shopkeepers see substantial reduction in use of plastic bags
Since the introduction of the ban on giving out free plastic bags, shopkeepers have seen consumers alter their behaviour. Now ...
Self-driving vehicles to hit the roads
In the near future, self-driving vehicles with no driver on board will be seen on Dutch public roads. The cabinet, acting on a ...
Driverless cars on the roads
Driverless cars will soon be taking to the roads in the Netherlands. The government has approved the Autonomous Vehicles (Trials) ...
European member states give impetus to large-scale automated transportation tests
The Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Spain, Austria and 21 other EU countries will set up collective large-scale tests involving ...
speech minister Schultz at High Level Meeting Declaration of Amsterdam
Because a lot still has to be done if we want to be ready in 2019 to introduce connected and automated vehicles on our roads!” ...
Wim Kuijken reappointed as Delta Programme Commissioner
At the behest of Minister for the Environment Schultz, Wim Kuijken has been reappointed as Delta Programme Commissioner. In ...
More than 180 signatories for the National Raw Materials Agreement
In order to ensure a sufficient supply of raw materials in the future to meet the increasing demand for products, we need a ...